Docosahexaenoic Acid;CAS 6217-54-5

Appearance

White to slight-yellow powder, no visible impurities

Odor

Odorless

Identification

GC: the retention time of the major peak of the sample solution corresponds to that of the standard solution, as obtained in the assay.

Loss on Drying

≤ 5.0%

Particle Size

100% through 40 mesh

≥ 90% through 80 mesh

Surface Oil

< 1.0%

Peroxide Value (meq/kg)

≤ 2.5

Heavy Metals (as Pb)

≤ 10ppm

Lead

≤ 2ppm

Arsenic

≤ 2ppm

Cadmium

≤ 1ppm

Mercury

≤ 0.1ppm

Total Plate Count

≤ 1000cfu/g

Yeasts&Molds

≤ 100cfu/g

Enterobacterial

≤ 10cfu/g

E.Coli

Negative/10g

Salmonella

Negative/25g

Staphylococcus Aureus

Negative/10g

Enterobacter Sakazakii

Negative/100g

Assay (GC)

≥ 10.0%